Advance and Bound

Advance

Advance noun - Forward movement in time or place.

Usage example: during her long convalescence, the housebound woman was barely aware of the advance of the seasons

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Bound and advance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bound" instead the word "Advance" as a verb or a noun.

Bound noun - A real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go.

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Advance and bound are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Advance" instead the word "Bound" as a verb or a noun.

character	advance character	bound character
power	advance power	bound power
characters	advance characters	bound characters
bit	advance bit	bound bit
Other words: ship, points, powers.

Similar questions exist for the "all-female" Viera race found in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Final Fantasy XII and other Ivalice - bound games.

Source: Fan Wank
So we bound them and made them lead the advance.

Source: Series / The Professionals
It's implied that at this point that sentient AI is the logical next step in computer technology — there's no realistic way to prevent it, because even if they kill the person who came up with idea, someone else is bound to make the same advance.

Source: No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup

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